HOUSE OF CORRECTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does house of correction mean? • HOUSE OF CORRECTION (noun)
The noun HOUSE OF CORRECTION has 1 sense:
1. (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
Familiarity information: HOUSE OF CORRECTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOUSE OF CORRECTION (noun)
Meaning:
(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("house of correction" is a kind of...):
clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))
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